Cardozo Law Review de•novo
Volume
2024
First Page
47
Last Page
63
Publication Date
2024
Document Type
Essay
Abstract
This Essay contends that the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Harness v. Watson stands as a testament to its hypocrisy. The day after the Court professed an allegiance to promoting racial equality in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, it refused to even consider invalidating a clear barrier to racial equality. The day after the Court struck down a remedy designed to address a long, sad, and painful history of racism, the Court left undisturbed an obvious symbol of this long, sad, and painful history of racism. When juxtaposed against both the denial of certiorari in Harness and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s searing dissent for denial of certiorari, the Students for Fair Admissions majority’s lofty pronouncements about opposing racism amount to pure smoke and mirrors. The consistent through line that connects Students for Fair Admissions and Harness is the Roberts Court’s commitment to preserving anti-Black racism.
Recommended Citation
Zamir Ben-Dan,
Harnessing Hypocrisy: A Crack in The Supreme Court’s Colorblindness Mask,
2024
Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo
47
(2024).
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https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/103
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